diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 5224611d27..b466c1570a 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -4563,6 +4563,7 @@ def _real_main():
 		except IOError:
 			sys.exit(u'ERROR: batch file could not be read')
 	all_urls = batchurls + args
+	all_urls = map(lambda url: url.strip(), all_urls)
 
 	# General configuration
 	cookie_processor = urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(jar)